Hi
I am doing some cleaning up, and I found this plant in my backyard. My question is if this is poison ivy, and if so how can I deal with it? That is how do I remove it so I don't get the oil on me, and it does not come back again?

Your plant is Virginia Creeper but some people can still have an allergic reaction to the plant. Wear gloves unless you are sure you will not be affected by the plant. Wait until after a good rainstorm and pull it out by the roots. It will take a while but you can win the battle.

not poison ivy, it is Virginia Creeper as noted, it has beautiful fall color, some places sell it as an ornamental vine.
Some people have a skin reaction similar to poison ivy. it looses its leaves in the fall, although can still cause reaction.

When I was young I discovered that I was not affected by poison ivy so I took no precautions. Things change. Somewhere around age 38 I was pulling some from around a rusty metal fence (not realizing that I already had a scratch on my wrist) and OMG!! Maybe my intact skin is strong enough to fend off the oils but...the oil entered through the scratched skin...wow, never again.
Now I take every precaution. I wear disposable surgical gloves over my gardening gloves, long sleeve shirt and tape the gloves to the shirt at the wrist.

greene said:When I was young I discovered that I was not affected by poison ivy so I took no precautions. Things change. Somewhere around age 38 I was pulling some from around a rusty metal fence (not realizing that I already had a scratch on my wrist) and OMG!! Maybe my intact skin is strong enough to fend off the oils but...the oil entered through the scratched skin...wow, never again.
Now I take every precaution. I wear disposable surgical gloves over my gardening gloves, long sleeve shirt and tape the gloves to the shirt at the wrist.

Yeah, poison ivy will get you eventually. I was sure surprised and spent a miserable 2 weeks with it. Now I want a laser to kill the stuff long distance! LOL.